Trains Stranded by Arkansas Flood Near Memphis
Two passenger trains on routes from Arkansas were trapped by rising floodwaters after the Mississippi and its tributaries fell behind Memphis. About 75 passengers and crews remained aboard on Wednesday night with no immediate means of evacuation. Railroad officials report companions nearby are well cared for and no immediate danger is seen. Bridges and tracks near Bridge Junction Arkansas are affected as waters encroach the area.
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Missippi
Mémphis
Memphi
Moemphis
Arkansas
Memphis
Trice
Ark
Anc
Euventy
Phesengers
Util
Wight
Weber
Alimar
Colorado Governor Recalls Troops Amid City Unrest
The Colorado governor ordered a recall of troops as protests erupted in Colorado City. Local officials report potential danger and a federal investigation is underway, with recommendations that the group remains controlled. Protests earlier pressured recalling troops, though the governor says the danger has passed.
Cardiff coal mine disaster leaves many missing
A coal mine explosion at Cardiff traps miners and collapses shaft timbers, destroying the tipple and machine room. Rescue teams report difficulty recovering bodies while about 100 workers are believed to be underground awaiting further efforts.
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Cardiff
Owiers
Sprinefield
Riato
Hyran
Crited
Sadeday
Carpenters to Appeal Decision in Indianapolis Case
General Secretary Ting of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters announces an appeal of an Indianapolis decision. He says the appeal may go to the American Federation of Labor and, if needed, to organized labor, aiming to seek justice for their union.
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Indianapolis
Todd
Ting
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Iy Tt
Dascies
Wupormorkers’ International Union
American Federation of Labor
Organized Labor
Tto
Driffs
Elephant Jingo Died at Sea on Georgie Voyage
New York dispatch reports elephant Jingo, claimed larger than Jumbo, died at sea aboard the steamer Georgie which arrived from Liverpool. The 22 year old animal, said to be 120 feet high and weighing six tons, was buried at sea.
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Dena
New York
Ames Pleads Guilty on Seven Indictments in Minneapolis Dispatch
Ex mayor Ames Wednesday pled guilty to seven indictments including conspiracy and extortion. Bail set at unspecified amount. Washington dispatches report delays and unclear progress on the case.
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Ames
Minneapolis
Ehershig Hrider
Memphis Flood Crisis Deepens As Levee Breach Worsens
A critical flood near Memphis worsens daily with a break threatening widespread water rise. Rescue boats report many trapped in flooded Arkansas areas while Marion and surrounding towns plead for help as efforts to reach them falter.
Shot At Pesthouse Sparks Fatal Rampage
A dispatch reports a fatal shooting at a pesthouse where William Weaver, a smallpox patient, was killed after refusing to stay in the lines. The shooter was identified as Helier, son of a local physician, with relief wardens involved. A bystander, J. Ramp, was wounded on the street in Louisville and Nashville territory.
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Paris
Buddies Mills
Coubkty
Clycle Helier
Wiliam Weaver
F. D. Web
J. T. Ramp
Iin
Dai
Webs
Louisville
Nashville
Paihead
Three Perished in Flames From Lake Winnipeg Settlement Fire
Fire swept the house of Steffin Ovid lifsson on Hatuplay night in Tinuaas, an Icelandic settlement on Lake Winnipeg. A husband and two children died as rescuers moved the wife and two others to safety. one man returned inside the building and perished with the two children.
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Tinuaas
Lake Winnipeg
Hatuplay
Steffin Ovidlifsson
Places
Ag Sefetr
Elyilen
Collision Near Rockdale Injures Several Passengers
A Joliet Illinois dispatch reports eastbound Rock Island Line passenger No 5 collided with a freight near Rockdale. Fireman Connally of Joliet suffered serious injuries while several passengers were shaken up and cut or bruised but none seriously hurt. The cause is under investigation.
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Rock Jalan
Rockdale
Connally
Trains Collide in Fog Injures Ten Passengers
A southbound Ammon Railroad train in Franklin Indiana stalled in dense fog after a rear sleeper was struck by an oncoming car. Ten passengers sustained minor wounds and were sent to a hospital in Ames Minnesota for treatment.
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Indiana
Franklin
Hurricanes Cause Massive Deaths and Destruction in Gower Archipelago
A chaotic report details a devastating hurricane across the Gower archipelago near Tahua, with estimate shows at least 600 lives lost and property damage around 500000. Survivors describe drowned villages, tidal surges, and families clinging to trees as night violence and heavy rain drown children and parents. Measles weaken the survivors, increasing mortality.
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Pacheeta
Mareh
San Francisco
Tuamatu
Indies
Lundred
Siz Obhar
Thage
Gtda
Maimitz
Benneath
Walter
Free for All Fight Ends in Double Murder in Latrobe
A Latrobe report describes a violent Saturday night brawl at a resort near Chiest mit Ridge that left two men dead and several others wounded. An Italian man seeking protection arrived Sunday as officers investigate the melee and its deadly actions including revolvers and mining picks.
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Latrobe
Chiestmit Ridge
Burgater
Ytalian
Death and Disgrace in Illinois and Hydrophobia in New York
Fragmented OCR recounts a physician's death linked to morphine after a charge of assault in Edwardsville Illinois. It also notes DIES FROM HYDROPHOBIA in New York City after a spaniel bite. The report mentions lawyers, a widow, a butler, and a sensational mob of details with unclear connections.
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Daecor
Is. Ghosse
AL Bt
Lodte
Moe
MeHee
Bimber
Harles
Meiee
Edwardaville
Toes Das
Otel
Meee
Tir
Melee
Atchison Bicycle Erasure Case Court Action
Santa Fe unable to stop an Atchison man from riding a bicycle on a track near a court in Atchison. The court held no suit for trestases and noted issues around the rider’s claim to have ridden on the track, with safety concerns and questions about the defender in a cup dispute mentioned in a separate note.
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Santa Fe
Atchison
Atchisen
Corby Che Atchison
Tames A. Spauiine
Adebiemt
New Loop Hole in Mrs Gallaugher Perjury Case Emerges
Attorney Geo B Holbert reports a clerical error in the indictment return and seeks a new trial for Mrs Gallaugher in a murder case. Judge Byington to convene court to consider Seytheing. Perjury rumors surround Opal Coldwell, witness and Gallaugher cousin, with potential indictments.
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Towa
Geo. B. Holbert
Gallaugher
Sandagy
Fairchild
Scotts
Srhich
Opal Coldwell
Aariig
Miss Coldwell
Charles Holada
Youth shoots self over unhealed love in Atlantic special
Willam Warner, 19, son of Mr and Mrs Louis Warner of this city, attempted suicide by shooting himself in the head with a .38 caliber pistol after leaving a party. The bullet lodged above the brain and surgery was deemed nearly impossible, yet he regained some consciousness at home and answered questions. Police stated the shot was fired in a less dependent form.
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Atlantic
Willam Warner
Abs
Louis Warner
Hhnaeelf
Warner
Fred
Hobert Marehail
Alaea
Bartender Heir to Fortune In Late William Bfantang Estate
Atlantic dispatch reports Wilamd area bartender Al Hut winger named as one of seven or eight heirs to the estate of the late William Bfantalng ét of Postville Pennsylvania. The estate is valued near $200 000, yielding about $25 000 for Hut winger.
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Lowanie Lele
Thole
Atlantic Dispatch
al Hutwinger
Wilamd
William Bfantalngét
Postville
Huntzinger
Des Moines
Atlantic
HL. C. Rahuson
Atlantic Meesanger
Huntcinzer
Geter
Woman sentenced to fifteen years for perjury in Gallaugher case
In a long trial, the defendant Mrs Gallaugher was convicted of perjury linked to the murder of Jas Gallaugher. The court overruled a motion for a new trial and sentenced her to fifteen years in the penitentiary at Antémosa. The case involved allegations of illicit relations and testimony tied to the murder.
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Mias Datn
Clairostown
Cedar Rapids
Gennie Dynan
Clairstown
Warren Reel
Chicacoe
St. Louis
Jesus
Conan
Ella Snow
Sande
Byington
Gallatghet
Mons
Antémosa
Jam Aallaughér
Gallaugher
Gailiugher
Chaé
Horada
Jas
Plin
Mressed
Sec
Wade
Gallaughéer Avas
Lockout at Waterloo Stirs Labor Dispute
Waterloo experiences a mounting labor conflict after a carpenters union manifesto refusing to hire an Umlib man sparks a nationwide strike. Journeymen demand a nine hour day, 30 cents per hour, and employment of card men only as nearly every labor branch joins the dispute. contractors balk at the new state program.
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Waterloo
Isbor
Wil'son
Damaged Can Causes Injury In Atlantic Incident
Atlantic man Vernon Clemens suffered severe facial injuries after kicking what he believed to be an empty can that turned out to be a high explosive. The blast shattered his prospects of sight and authorities scramble to identify the explosive and its origin. Mayor Wray of Oskaloosa faced a sensational marriage to Dora A. Liner, a widow from the East, sparking public uproar and questions over financial deception.
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Atlantic
Bedly
Vernon Clemens
Wray
Oskaloosa
Perdoin
Weil
Estherville School Pupils Strike Over Expulsions
In Estherville, led by Principal Miss Cullum, pupils protested expulsions by parading and defying the school board. The walkout follows a dispute with Superintendent Dukes as teachers stand firm.
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Estherville
Agaive
Miss Cullum
Misa Crllam
Dukes
Scholol
Dalton
Seventy-Five Years Ago in National News Highlights
A collage of 19th century events recalls debates over Mississippi commerce under a Lisidan governor advised by France, early Republican nominations, Georgia militia tensions with US troops, Turks defeated by Greek rebels, a fast New York to Liverpool packet, and political appointments including James Buchanan as envoy to England.
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Washington
Mississippi
France
Philadelphia
Hia Wits
United States
Troup
Georgia
New York
New York City
Liverpool
Benater Cass
Michigan
Marcy
Pierce
James Buchanan
England
Cleveland
Ohio
John Sherman
Alansfield
Thowan H. Way
Piercs
Fragmentary Civil War Era Memoir Notes and Calls to Service
A damaged text references God and price shocks, mentions President Jackson issuing a proclamation about enlistment or draft with punishment for desertion by April 1, and notes General Atoughtea, 31, captured with officers by raiders at Fairfax Court House Virginia. It also mentions rising wages and a Frederick Douglas appeal to enslaved people.
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Richwana
Jascoin
Atoughtea
Union Arts
Hia
Motelya
Fairfax Court
Honea
Chicago
Machinista
Blackemithe
Prederick Denglasa
Treasury urged to issue greenback reserve at century mark
A western and Southern coalition pressed the Treasury to release a remaining 344,000,000 in greenback reserves. A Philadelphia mass meeting called for freedom for Guba while Rev. Clark G Howland of Kalamazoo quoted state Indistation prices from Florida and South Carolina. Iron rails and railroad wrecks were cited as failures with substitutes touted despite high cost. Schuyler Colfax, returning from retirement, was greeted in South Bend as a new reversible burty was named in his honor.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Philadelphia
Clark G. Howland
Salamazoo
Mich
Florida
South Carolina
Fragmented 19th Century Notes on Politics and Finance
A garbled 19th century item cites an assassination scare against Blaine with McKinley aboard a coach, a failed prophecy by Wiggins, a Columbia College petition rejected over gender roles, Cleveland invited to open the Chicago fair, a Boston fire at a telegraph company, and tangled references to the Panama Canal trial and New York markets.
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James G. Blaine
William McKinley
Ebbitt House
Washington
Blaine
Wrof
Wiggins
United States
Columbia College
Morgan Bix
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